From trash to cash: Effort at Maple Shade school has students helping to raise money through recycling

When it comes to recycling, Sharon Sullivan, an educational assistant at Maude Wilkins Elementary School, takes it one step further. She recycles what was once considered unrecyclable and, at the same time, turns a profit for the school. “The students recycle their juice boxes and donate the money to charities,” said Interim Principal Wanda Pichardo. Sullivan, who has been employed at the school for 16 years, said she got the idea after reading about TerraCycle in a magazine.